I heard a lot of stories about the name change, but never heard the version you mentioned. Which makes me wonder if it was a recently made up story.
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Recent recollections from the regional convention.
by ulises225 inshort story long, i've been out for 6 months now, my family are studying with the witnesses and they believe that is the true path but sided with me when i was disfellowshipped, they made it very clear they were not going to shun me and now i'm taking steps to make them realize what this religion really is about, meanwhile, it made my mother happy to know i went to the regional convention in a city where i don't know any witnesses which made it easier for me, anyways.. during one of the talks one of the speakers mentioned that convention where rutherford changed the name of "bible students" to that of jehovah's witnesses, and he said that the even was broadcasted worldwide through the radio, none of this is news, however he said that at that hour of the day when the announcement was given, witnesses in japan were trying to get the radio signal fixed so they could hear the talks given by rutherford, basically he said they failed to fix the radio signal but "miraculously" the signal was ok during the announcement so witnesses in japan got to hear the announcement, broke in tears and then the signal was gone again.. now that i know how the organization conducts itself i know this story is pure nonsense but if we examine this and please correct me if i'm wrong the data given by the speaker proves the story to be false by itself.
first i remember that it wasn't until knorr sent missionaries to japan that witnesses began to appear in japan, i remember a video where lloyd barry speaks of missionaries arriving to japan in the 40's and he said there were only a handful of witnesses whereas the speaker at the convention mentions "how many brothers in japan gathered to hear the radio broadcast by rutherford" second, the speaker is part of the branch committee in mexico so he ought to know that what he was saying was not true at all.. anyways this is my first post.
i will try to do this regularly, and if someone is from mexico i'm up to meet anyone.
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Talked to a couple from the Hall that I haven't seen in a while
by Captain Schmideo2 inwe were waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.not much was talked about on "spiritual" matters (since i haven't been to a meeting in years).however, i got to hear about :government conspiracies to shut down alternative energy.. gmos are bad.
gmos are bad.
gmo's are bad!!!
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Thanks, I learn something every day. I guess I should be going back to the meetings to know these things. -
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stuckinarut2 - and they are saying "show me the money." Life to them is worthless. -
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Talked to a couple from the Hall that I haven't seen in a while
by Captain Schmideo2 inwe were waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.not much was talked about on "spiritual" matters (since i haven't been to a meeting in years).however, i got to hear about :government conspiracies to shut down alternative energy.. gmos are bad.
gmos are bad.
gmo's are bad!!!
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I must be so far out of mainstream thought that I do not know what a GMO or a Dr. Oz is. -
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In the 90s, the most I ever donated was $20 - which was a very rare occasion. This probably explains why no one follows up on my fade. I did not create sufficient value to care about. -
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CO says "WE ARE NOW AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE THE GREAT TRIBULATION!"
by nowwhat? in40-50 years after saying "armegeddon is right around the corner" we are now making progress!!!.
gotta have a sense of humor to deal with this stuff..
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My strong recommendation is not to buy any green bananas. That is how close we are at the end of this system.
But then again, I forgot to ask who is the king of the north? Who will turn against Babylon the Great? When and How? There are so many things I am looking forward to as we progress towards this ending date. I think my green bananas will ripen.
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Things that I trust more than Hillary Clinton
by Nathan Natas inthings that i trust more than hillary clinton:.
mexican tap water.
any email from nigeria.
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I am surprised you did not use the joke about when we know Hillary is lying - her lips move...
But then again, I am not impressed with our Republican options.
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No more eating children with the rod??
by paulmolark inso a friend of mine who is still in and knows i am disassociated sent me an email saying the following, "hey, did you see the new article about disciplining your children?????
there is not one single outright mention of beating your kids anymore.
no mention of the r"rod of discipline"!
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After the movie Alive, I had numerous conversations with my children about who I would eat first (if we were ever stranded in the Andes mountains. I guess that option is no longer available to me. -
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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?
by Viviane inseveral times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.
i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.
indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.
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Why do they do what they do? - because they can and get away with it. You may not fall for their tricks, but then again, you are not their target market.